KARACHI: The International Cricket Council is in a catch-22 situation with “limited options” left on the table after the Pakistan Cricket Board sought details about India's refusal

The decision taken by India to not travel to Pakistan for the Champions Trophy 2025 has reignited the tensions between the two countries.

The Pakistan Cricket Board has sought clarification from the sport's governing International Cricket Council (ICC) following India's refusal to travel across the border for next year's Champions Trophy,

ICC Champions Trophy is scheduled to take place in Pakistan from February 19-March 9, live on Sky Sports; India have not played in Pakistan since 2008 and are understood to be unwilling to travel for

The 2025 Champions Trophy is at the center of controversy. Set to be hosted by Pakistan in February-March, the tournament's future in the country is uncertain after BCCI declined to send the Indian team to Pakistan.

The PCB’s demand for clarification comes amidst political strains that have kept India and Pakistan from playing bilateral cricket on each other’s soil since 2008.

Former England captain Michael Vaughan does not see any light at the end of the tunnel, and he had no qualms in predicting that the cricketing relations between India and Pakistan are going to get "worse" moving ahead.

Currently, neither Pakistan nor India are taking a step back from their current stance, meaning no compromise is yet to be reached on the tournament's location. Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) is determined to play the entire tournament in its own backyard providing India flexibility of Lahore as their venue (geographically closer to India).